List of the Maps of the District.
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1795. Griffith (Dennis). Map of the state of Maryland laid down from
an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads and divisions
of the counties therein; describing the situation of the cities, towns,
villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges,
mills and other remarkable places; and of the Federal territory; as
also a sketch of the state of Delaware; shewing the probable connexion
of the Chesapeake and Delaware bays; by Dennis Griffith, June 20th,
1794. Engraved by J. Thackara & J. Vallance. Philada. Published
June 6th, 1795, by J. Vallance, engraver, No. 145 Spruce street. Sub
title, " Plan of the city of Washington and Territory of Columbia."
Size, 16 x 16 inches. Scale, 200 poles to an inch, or 1:39600.
Black. Engraved on copper.
Apparently copied from Ellicott's map of the District of Columbia, 1793. Copies
seen, G. S.
1798. Dermott (James R.) The Dermott or tin case map of the city of
Washington, 1797-8. Prepared by James R. Dermott, who was in
structed by the commissioners, June 15, 1795, to prepare a plat of the
city. The resulting map was sent to Pres't Adams June 21, 1798.
Size, 54 x 62 inches. Scale, about 8 inches to one mile, or 1:7160.
Black. Photolithograph.
Republished by the C. & G. S. in 1888. It is No. 3035b of the C. & G. S. chart cata
logue of 1893. Copies seen, G. S.
1800. Weld (Isaac, Jr.) Plan of the city of Washington. Published
by J. Stockdale, Picadilly, 16th Sepr., 1798.
Size, 7 x 9 inches. Scale, 1% inches to one mile, or 1:50688.
Black. Engraved on copper.
[In .Weld (Isaac, Jr.) Travels through the states of North America, etc. By
Isaac Weld, Jr. 3d ed., in 2 vols. 80, London, J. Stockdale, 1800, vol. 1, p. 80.]
1802. Moore (S. S.) and Jones (T. W.) Plan of Washington to accom
pany the traveller's guide. No title or scale.
Size, 4 x 6 inches.
Black. Engraved on copper.
[In Moore (S. S.) and Jones (T. W.) The traveller's directory, etc. 120, Philadel
phia, M. Carey, 1802, map 23.]
[180-?] King (Robert). A map of the city of Washington, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, established as the permanent seat of the government
of the United States of America, taken from actual surveys as laid out
on the ground by Rt. King, surveyor of the city of Washington. En
graved by C. Schwarz, Washn.
Size, 24 x 31 inches. Scale, 5% inches to one mile, or about 1:12000.
Black. Engraved on copper.
Has two views: (1) South front of the President's house; (2) East front of the
Capitol of the United States. Copies seen, L. C.
1815. Warden (D. B.) Territory of Columbia. Drawn by Andw. Elli
cott. Engraved by P. A. F. Tardieu, Paris, 1815.
Size, 11 x 11 inches. Scale, 0.97 inches to one mile, or 1:65000.
Black. Engraved on copper.
[In Warden (D. B.) A chorographical and statistical description of the District of
Columbia, etc. 80, Paris, 1816, ad in.]
A reduced copy of Ellicott's map. Copies seen, L. C.